It’s National School Lunch Week at #AberdeenPublicSchools, with a theme of Cafeteria Circus! 🎪

This week's lunch menu is:

💙 Monday: No School
💛 Tuesday: Cheeseburgers
💙 Wednesday: Nachos
💛 Thursday: Chicken Nuggets
💙 Pizza Party Fridays!

#NSLW #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
10 minutes ago, Aberdeen School District
Cafeteria Circus has arrived! It’s National School Lunch Week at Aberdeen Public Schools Oct. 12-16!
Simmons and Holgate did wonderfully at Lake Area Marching Festival today- taking 1st in the middle school division- Go Eagles!
3 days ago, Travis Netzer
Go Eagles!
Great job today Simmons Holgate Marching Band!
October is National Principals Month, and we want to celebrate our amazing principals at #AberdeenPublicSchools! Today we're recognizing Dr. Murley at Simmons Middle School. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, and families! 💙🦅💛
3 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Thank you, Dr. Murley!
Students in Mrs. Conklin's Medical Detectives learned about blood and blood types this week. They did a blood typing simulation lab to show off their knowledge! 🩸
4 days ago, Mrs. Conklin - PLTW Teacher
Students learning about blood typing
Students learning about blood typing
Students learning about blood typing
Students learning about blood typing
"Blood" sample
Last week, Simmons Middle School students attended Camp Med at the Aberdeen Civic Arena! Thank you to Mrs. Stenvig for the photos! #GoEagles #AberdeenPublicSchools 💙🦅💛
4 days ago, Aberdeen School District
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
SMS students learning about health careers at Camp Med
Students in Mrs. Trefz's class are working on money identification and counting money in English.
4 days ago, Nicole Trefz
6th graders identifying and counting money in English
6th graders are identifying and counting money in English.
7th graders are identifying and counting money in English
SMS Golden Crew attended the SD Peer Leadership Training on Wednesday. They learned a lot and are excited to plan some fun activities for everyone this year!
5 days ago, Angel Samson
Golden Crew
Golden Crew students in a circle
Golden Crew students sitting on the floor
Golden Crew students listening to a presentation
Golden Crew students on a balance beam
Golden Crew students on playground equipment
Students in Mr. Carlson’s class stepped into the mystery surrounding King Tut’s death! Students learned about the theories surrounding King Tut’s mysterious death. Along the way, they learned about the different parts and anatomy of a sarcophagus, and created their own.
5 days ago, Mr. Carlson-SMS 6th Grade Social Studies
A finished sarcophagus
teaching the anatomy of a sarcophagus
students cutting out their sarcophagus
Today's Game Day Eats at #AberdeenPublicSchools: Apple nachos!

Students, enjoy wedged apples topped with chocolate, caramel and marshmallow! 🍎🍫

#GameDayEats #GoEagles 💙🦅💛
5 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Game Day Eats: Apple Nachos
It’s National Noodle Day! Students: We’re serving our creamy mac and cheese for lunch today at #AberdeenPublicSchools! 💙💛
6 days ago, Aberdeen School District
National Noodle Day, Tuesday, Oct. 6th - We're serving our creamy mac and cheese for lunch - don't miss out!
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
7 days ago, Kennady Thompson
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
This week in Science, we worked on comparing plant and animal cells.
🍎 October is Apple Month! 🍎

Apples will be served daily at #AberdeenPublicSchools, and enjoy these apple fun facts:

🍎 Apples float because they are 85% water.
🍎 The apple is a member of the rose family.
🍎 There are over 2,500 varieties of apples in the US, and over 7,500 worldwide.
🍎 The science of apple growing is called pomology.
10 days ago, Aberdeen School District
It's National Apple Month! Apples float because they are 85% water. The apple is a member of the rose family. There are over 2,500 varieties of apples in the US, and over 7,500 worldwide. The science of apple growing is called pomology.
Congratulations to our September Student of the Month winners!
10 days ago, Mrs. Lambrechts - Assistant Principal
6th grade Student of the Month winners
7th grade Student of the Month winners
8th grade Student of the Month winners
6th graders were up and moving in language arts again today. They worked to determine if sentences were independent or dependent clauses.
10 days ago, Annie Drees
6th graders were up and moving in language arts today. They worked to determine if sentences were independent or dependent clauses.
6th graders were up and moving in language arts today. They worked to determine if sentences were independent or dependent clauses.
6th graders were up and moving in language arts today. They worked to determine if sentences were independent or dependent clauses.
6th graders were up and moving in language arts today. They worked to determine if sentences were independent or dependent clauses.

Stay on top of all the happenings at Simmons Middle School with our October newsletter! Available now: https://aberdeen-news.edurooms.com/newsletters/simmons-middle-school/newsletters/sms-october-2026

11 days ago, Dr. Colleen Murley - Principal
SMS Newsletter Announcement
Our 6th grade language arts students were up and moving around the room as they worked through task cards to figure out the difference between connotation and denotation.
12 days ago, Christine Lepkowski
6th grade
6th grade
The SMS and HMS 8th Grade Marching Band entertained the Gypsy Day crowd during the parade!
16 days ago, Dr. Colleen Murley - Principal
marching band
marching band with banner
marching band in street
Hiles' 7th graders using Whole Brain Thinking to learn the Midwest States/Capitals!
17 days ago, Andrea Hiles
Hiles' 7th grade using Whole Brain Thinking to learn the Midwest States/Capitals
Hiles' 7th grade using Whole Brain Thinking to learn the Midwest States/Capitals
Hiles' 7th grade using Whole Brain Thinking to learn the Midwest States/Capitals
Hiles' 7th grade using Whole Brain Thinking to learn the Midwest States/Capitals
We had our first Math Counts meeting at Simmons this week! We meet every Wednesday morning at 7:30am in room 204. It's not too late to join!🤩
17 days ago, Margot Steed
students working together at math counts
students working together at math counts.
Happy National Pancake Day! Students: Enjoy pancakes today at #AberdeenPublicSchools! 💙🥞💛
17 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Happy National Pancake Day!